PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bartek Jankowiak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Rumble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jankowiak's entrance music is Kaczor - Ten Dzien. A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jankowiak
vs
Rumble

180 cm
22
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Hellbent, Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bartek Jankowiak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luiz Rumble!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rumble shoots for a double leg takedown but Jankowiak sprawls well. He's pushed Rumble's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A bit of stalling here from Jankowiak.

Jankowiak has picked Rumble up - he's going for a ride! Jankowiak dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Jankowiak is looking for a kimura but Rumble is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jankowiak to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rumble is looking to control Jankowiak's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rumble avoid being mounted?
Jankowiak missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Jankowiak gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Jankowiak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jankowiak throws a head kick that misses.
Rumble shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jankowiak looks to land a right hand but Rumble moved out of range.
Jankowiak wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumble tries to clinch but Jankowiak is having none of it.
An inside leg kick from Rumble misses.
Jankowiak looks to clinch

and Rumble counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jankowiak won't be happy with that.
Jankowiak struggling a bit here.
Jankowiak stops Rumble from passing to mount.
Jankowiak tries to bench press Rumble off him but Rumble keeps the position.
Rumble is trying to move to mount but Jankowiak reverses beautifully and ends up in Rumble's guard.
Rumble not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumble wants to improve his position but instead Jankowiak has moved into half guard.
Rumble has his hands clasped together around Jankowiak's back. He's all about the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rumble wants to improve his position but Jankowiak is controlling well.
Jankowiak is pressing down on Rumble's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rumble is holding on for now.
Rumble is trying to control but can't.
Jankowiak trying to mount his opponent but Rumble defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankowiak is trying to control the action in half guard but Rumble is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jankowiak throws a body punch but Rumble moves out of range.
Rumble tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jankowiak swivels and escapes.
Bartek Jankowiak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Rumble.
Rumble looks gassed!
Rumble fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jankowiak wants to clinch up but Rumble keeps it at a distance.
Jankowiak lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jankowiak shoots and misses

and Rumble counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jankowiak won't be happy with that.
Rumble trying to control the position but Jankowiak is working away.
Jankowiak taking a bit of punishment here - Rumble scoring with strikes.
Jankowiak sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jankowiak tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Rumble looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rumble really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jankowiak. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jankowiak is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rumble's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rumble's back!
Jankowiak lands a shot to the body.
Can Rumble hold on?! Jankowiak is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Jankowiak controlling from the back.
Rumble is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Jankowiak doesn't have the hooks in and Rumble manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Luiz Rumble will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jankowiak looks to clinch

and Rumble moves into the clinch.
Rumble fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jankowiak dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rumble tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jankowiak smiles and moves away.
Rumble misses with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jankowiak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Rumble misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jankowiak shoots for a double leg takedown but Rumble sprawls well. He's pushed Jankowiak's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rumble takes a jab right on the kisser.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rumble tries to clinch up

and Jankowiak counters by clinching up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumble wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jankowiak gets underhooks to prevent Rumble's takedown attempt.
Bartek Jankowiak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Rumble.

Rumble jumps guard.

Rumble throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Jankowiak escapes and throws Rumble's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Jankowiak working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jankowiak controlling from side mount.

Jankowiak looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumble prevents Jankowiak from moving into mount.
Jankowiak wants to control but Rumble is keeping him busy.
Rumble tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jankowiak wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rumble is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jankowiak off and has taken his back!

Rumble looking for the RNC.
Rumble scores with punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumble is punishing Jankowiak with strikes - can he finish him?!
I would not like to be Jankowiak right now.
Rumble doesn't have the hooks in and Jankowiak manages to turn into his guard.
Jankowiak stopping the sweep attempt from Rumble.
Jankowiak trying to control but Rumble is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rumble lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jankowiak!
Jankowiak is working to get back to half guard.
Rumble cracks Jankowiak with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rumble tries to control but Jankowiak wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bartek Jankowiak will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Rumble with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jankowiak counters with a nice body kick.
Rumble has a takedown stuffed.

Jankowiak gets a clinch.
Jankowiak displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rumble up against the cage.

Jankowiak jumps into guard, dragging Rumble to the mat.
Jankowiak trying to control the position.
Jankowiak wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rumble avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Luiz Rumble has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rumble preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumble wants to get up but he can't break Jankowiak's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rumble pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jankowiak is keeping the position for now.
Rumble wants to stand but Jankowiak has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rumble wants to pass the guard but Jankowiak is keeping the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rumble shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Jankowiak moves into the clinch.
Bartek Jankowiak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Rumble.
Rumble jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jankowiak walks away with a smile on his face. Rumble gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rumble takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rumble keeps the fight on the outside.
Rumble keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rumble dodges the punch combination from Jankowiak.
Rumble shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Rumble darts in and clinches Jankowiak up against the cage.
Jankowiak lands an elbow inside that Rumble shrugs off.
Rumble tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jankowiak unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rumble lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Jankowiak jumps guard and drags Rumble to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rumble trying to control the position from guard on top but Jankowiak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rumble must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rumble with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankowiak pulls Rumble in to control the position.
Jankowiak is striking but Rumble is not phased and passes to half guard.
Jankowiak has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rumble is working away from the top position though.
Rumble trying to control from Jankowiak's half guard. Jankowiak has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Jankowiak trying to keep a closed guard but Rumble is proving a slippery customer.
Jankowiak keeping moving, preventing Rumble from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Jankowiak scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Rumble misses with a takedown attempt - Jankowiak sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jankowiak closes the distance but Rumble moves to the side

and Rumble counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jankowiak moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jankowiak bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rumble's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bartek Jankowiak.
I think Jankowiak has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bartek Jankowiak!