PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Takem Downem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maciej Zegan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zegan has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4B99CQV3uY&feature=related as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Downem
vs
Zegan

180 cm
28
150 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

180 cm
32
147 lbs
21 - 20 - 0

Great wrestler
Counter fighter
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Determined

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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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takem Downem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maciej Zegan!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Downem shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zegan as he jumps to the side.

Zegan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Downem has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zegan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Downem tries a body shot but Zegan blocks it.
Downem tries for a takedown but Zegan manages to get underhooks.
Zegan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zegan lands a knee to the body.
Zegan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Zegan.

It looks like Takem Downem has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Downem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Zegan - that landed with a thud.
Zegan landing knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Zegan.
Zegan lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zegan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Downem wants to get back to striking at distance but Zegan won't allow it.

Downem pulls guard effortlessly.
Zegan looking to pass the guard.
Zegan won't allow Downem to get back to his feet.
Downem keeping moving, preventing Zegan from controlling successfully.
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.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Downem manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the ropes.

Downem has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Zegan regains guard immediately.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zegan is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zegan trying to control but Downem is working from the bottom.
Zegan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Zegan wants to pass the guard but Downem is keeping the position.

Zegan sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Downem doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Zegan paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Downem - great work!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Takem Downem!