PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Luciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grzegorz Rundowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rundowski has chosen A$AP Rocky - Goldie as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Luciano
vs
Rundowski

185 cm
19
190 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

186 cm
23
203 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Grzegorz Rundowski!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rundowski manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Luciano on his heels. He'll look to pass Luciano's guard now, I'm sure.
Rundowski is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Rundowski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Luciano has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rundowski has managed to get both his arms back between Luciano's legs - danger averted.

Rundowski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rundowski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rundowski postures up and lands a big shot to Luciano's brow.
Rundowski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Luciano has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rundowski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rundowski sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Luciano is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rundowski is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rundowski controls from within his opponent's guard.
Let's hope that Rundowski has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Rundowski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rundowski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Luciano's head.
Rundowski seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rundowski landing some decent shots from 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.
Rundowski landing some decent shots from guard.
Rundowski cracks Luciano with a solid left hand.
Rundowski wants to control from the top but Luciano keeps moving.
Rundowski working some strikes from top position.
Rundowski lands a couple of digs.
Rundowski lands a couple of digs.
Rundowski arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Luciano's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Grzegorz Rundowski!
Grzegorz Rundowski decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.