PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Noah Sampson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominik Zywicki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noah Sampson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Sampson
vs
Zywicki

163 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

175 cm
23
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Noah Sampson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dominik Zywicki!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sampson instigates a clinch.

Zywicki manages to break the clinch.
Sampson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zywicki is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Zywicki moves into the clinch.
Sampson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zywicki pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Zywicki tries a knee to the head but Sampson blocks it.

Sampson breaks the clinch.

Sampson tries to sprawl but Zywicki drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Zywicki passes to full mount!
Sampson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zywicki on the ground.
Zywicki controlling from mount.
Sampson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zywicki scoring with strikes but Sampson is staying in there.
Zywicki controlling the position easily from mount.

Zywicki working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Sampson looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Zywicki! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dominik Zywicki!