PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zygmunt Stec (ranked 9827 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Pulin (ranked 6432 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Zygmunt Stec has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Zygmunt Stec seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Stec
vs
Pulin

188 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

175 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zygmunt Stec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vladimir Pulin!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulin doesn't manage to clinch there - Stec circles away.

Stec darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pulin pushes Stec off but Stec dives into side control.
Stec is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Pulin's shoulder. That is not cool.

Stec decides to stand back up. Stec steps back and let's Pulin get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulin is looking to clinch.
Stec tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pulin manages to circle out of the way.
Stec circles away from the clinch attempt

and Stec counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stec lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stec will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stec looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stec seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pulin for as long as he can get away with.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Stec working some strikes from top position.
Stec controls from within his opponent's guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Stec closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Pulin on the inside.
Stec jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pulin walks away with a smile on his face. Stec gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Pulin enables Stec to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pulin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Pulin wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Stec manages to pass to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pulin pushes Stec off looking to stand but Stec dives back in and keeps control.
Pulin strikes from the bottom but Stec uses the opportunity to move to side control.
The referee asks Stec politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Stec prefers to stall for the moment though.
Stec really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Stec is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Pulin looks calm but he's in trouble here. Stec gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Pulin is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Stec lets go of the hold and Pulin can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Zygmunt Stec!