PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bai Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grzegorz Rundowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Yu
vs
Rundowski

180 cm
34
195 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

186 cm
29
203 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

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 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bai Yu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Grzegorz Rundowski!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Rundowski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rundowski.
Yu tried to counter with a leg kick but Rundowski avoided it.
Yu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rundowski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice uppercut lands for Yu. That snapped Rundowski's head back.
Yu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
No joy there for Rundowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rundowski throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yu throws a leg kick which misses Rundowski's front leg but catches the back leg as Rundowski tries to avoid it.
Yu scoring well with a low kick there.
Yu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rundowski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rundowski moves out of range of the strikes.
Yu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yu throws a head kick but Rundowski moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Rundowski.
Yu tries a head kick but it misses.
Yu connects with a leg kick. Rundowski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yu throws a leg kick which misses Rundowski's front leg but catches the back leg as Rundowski tries to avoid it.
Yu lands a jab to the nose.
Yu throws a leg kick which misses Rundowski's front leg but catches the back leg as Rundowski tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu scores with a leg kick.
Yu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick from Yu misses.
Rundowski appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rundowski moves out of range as Yu strikes.
Rundowski feints the counter takedown.
Bai Yu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rundowski.
Yu tried to counter with a leg kick but Rundowski avoided it.
Rundowski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rundowski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yu dodges the punch combination from Rundowski.
It looked like Yu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yu throws a leg kick which misses Rundowski's front leg but catches the back leg as Rundowski tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rundowski is able to avoid easily.
Rundowski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yu feints and then cracks Rundowski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rundowski down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yu.
Rundowski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rundowski.
Yu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rundowski throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Yu lands but Rundowski takes it in his stride.
Yu lands with a straight right. Rundowski didn't see that one coming.
Yu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rundowski. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yu lands with a shot to the body.
Rundowski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yu tries to work over Rundowski's front leg with a kick but Rundowski checks it.
Rundowski changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rundowski avoids the body shot from Yu.
Rundowski is looking for the big counter here.
Yu misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Rundowski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bai Yu dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Yu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rundowski misses with a takedown attempt
letting Yu counter with a right hand.

Rundowski is rocked!
Yu lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Rundowski crumples to the floor! Yu milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bai Yu!
Grzegorz Rundowski spoke after the fight, saying 'I didn't know it s MMA fight, fought it's BJJ turnament :('.