PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fist Mcgruff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grzegorz Rundowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mcgruff
vs
Rundowski

187 cm
23
195 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

186 cm
28
203 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fist Mcgruff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Grzegorz Rundowski!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgruff throws an ugly left hook that misses

so Rundowski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rundowski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mcgruff looking to control.
Rundowski cracks Mcgruff with a solid left hand.
Rundowski scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mcgruff looking for a sweep. Not yet Mcgruff, not yet.

Mcgruff working for submissions but it's allowed Rundowski to get to half guard.
Rundowski tries to pass to full mount but Mcgruff defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcgruff trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rundowski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Rundowski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mcgruff sees it coming and defends easily.
Mcgruff is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rundowski scores with a couple of nice shots.

Rundowski is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mcgruff has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rundowski trying to mount his opponent but Mcgruff defends it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rundowski in particular looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rundowski is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Mcgruff is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). 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.