PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafal Zamana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gadolf Hitlern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zamana comes into the arena with Modestep - Show Me A Sign blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Zamana
vs
Hitlern

180 cm
21
181 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

183 cm
25
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Max Octane Fight Wear

Mohito Fightwear

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rafal Zamana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gadolf Hitlern!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zamana closes the distance and pushes Hitlern back into the ropes.
Hitlern looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Zamana prevents Hitlern from breaking the clinch.
Zamana drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hitlern gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Zamana misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zamana has Hitlern pressed against the ropes, preventing Hitlern from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hitlern is trying to break the clinch but Zamana is controlling him.
Zamana has Hitlern pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Hitlern manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Zamana prevents Hitlern from breaking the clinch.
Hitlern tries to break the clinch but Zamana is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zamana is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hitlern is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafal Zamana. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Zamana tightens his grip and picks Hitlern up, before dumping him to the ground. Hitlern manages to land in guard.
Zamana not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zamana trying to control the position from guard on top but Hitlern is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zamana is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Zamana postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zamana postures up in Hitlern's guard and throws a big left but Hitlern blocks it.
Zamana scoring with some ground and pound.
Zamana trying to control the position from guard on top but Hitlern is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hitlern is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Zamana has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Zamana trying to control the position from guard on top but Hitlern is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Zamana clinches.
Hitlern is trying to break the clinch but Zamana is controlling him.
Zamana looking to slow down the pace here.
Hitlern is trying to push Zamana away but Zamana has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Zamana is trying to drag Hitlern to the mat but Hitlern just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.

Zamana has Hitlern pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Zamana pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Hitlern tumbling to the mat - Zamana dives into Hitlern's guard.

Hitlern has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Zamana is pushing him up against the ropes, looking to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zamana keeps control of Hitlern as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hitlern is trying to break free.
Hitlern wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zamana has him pressed against the ropes.

Zamana has hold of one of Hitlern's legs. Hitlern is fighting the takedown attempt but Zamana gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

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

Zamana 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.
Zamana stays in close to Hitlern's body and controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zamana working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zamana's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Zamana 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.
We've been hearing good reports from Zamana's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

Zamana drops back looking for a leg! Hitlern is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hitlern manages to kick Zamana off! Zamana jumps back into Hitlern's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zamana landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafal Zamana dominated that round.
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.

Zamana looks for a takedown but Hitlern sprawls well.
And Hitlern tries to counter it with a takedown but Zamana pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hitlern moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Zamana fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zamana shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hitlern as he avoids it easily.
Hitlern displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Zamana fails with a takedown attempt.
Hitlern drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Zamana defends it well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafal Zamana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Zamana closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hitlern is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zamana moves into full mount! Hitlern won't be happy about that!
Zamana pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Zamana dominating with strikes here.
Hitlern felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Zamana lands a big elbow.
Zamana is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Hitlern is in real trouble.

Zamana is cranking Hitlern's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Hitlern! He's tightened the choke and Hitlern is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rafal Zamana!
Rafal Zamana took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Max Octane Fight Wear for their support in the buildup to the fight.