PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trey Lawless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darek Prezes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Lawless
vs
Prezes

196 cm
24
235 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
26
250 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Trey Lawless!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Darek Prezes!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Prezes takes the fight into the clinch.
Lawless misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Prezes.
Lawless tries to circle away but Prezes has him pinned against the cage.
Prezes gets underhooks to prevent Lawless's takedown attempt.
Prezes is working for takedown but Lawless is calmly controlling the position for now.
Prezes is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Prezes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lawless prevents the takedown attempt.
Lawless prevents a takedown attempt there.
Trey Lawless has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darek Prezes.

Prezes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Prezes clinches.
Lawless tries to score a body lock takedown but Prezes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lawless can't get the takedown.
Lawless drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Prezes gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Prezes pulls guard successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prezes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lawless is one step ahead there.
Prezes keeping moving, preventing Lawless from controlling successfully.
Prezes wants to sweep here but Lawless controlling him for the moment.
Lawless content to stall in guard here.
Lawless won't allow Prezes to sweep him here.
Lawless missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lawless wants to control from the top but Prezes keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Prezes can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lawless throws a big elbow that misses.
Lawless is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Prezes managing to control the position.

Lawless content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Prezes has locked up a guillotine! Prezes's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Lawless is holding on here and Prezes must be using up a lot of energy. Lawless has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Prezes gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Darek Prezes!