PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Koala Baertum (ranked 4594 p4p, 350 weight class) and Dimitri Kowalchuk (ranked 3737 p4p, 306 weight class). Baertum comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Baertum
vs
Kowalchuk

170 cm
21
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Freebok (85% Laundry)
Urban Fighter

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Koala Baertum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dimitri Kowalchuk!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baertum connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kowalchuk wants to clinch.
Baertum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baertum thuds his right hand into Kowalchuk's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Decent striking displayed by Baertum there.
Kowalchuk tries to clinch up but Baertum circles away and keeps his distance.
Kowalchuk avoids the head kick by Baertum.
Kowalchuk feints the counter takedown.
Baertum lands with a kick to the temple. Kowalchuk shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Baertum sizes up Kowalchuk with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Baertum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baertum fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Kowalchuk moves into the clinch.
Kowalchuk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Baertum stalling in the clinch.

Baertum pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baertum has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fight Hard in the buildup to the fight.
Kowalchuk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baertum lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baertum connects with the punch.
Kowalchuk tries to clinch but Baertum moves out of range.
Kowalchuk closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Baertum swats away the attempt to clinch by Kowalchuk.
Nice jab there from Baertum.
Koala Baertum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kowalchuk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baertum paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Baertum wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Baertum scores with a jab to the head.
Kowalchuk tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Baertum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Baertum throws a head kick that misses.

Kowalchuk gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Kowalchuk jumps guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Baertum is posturing up here but Kowalchuk has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Baertum tries to roll out but it's too tight and Baertum has to tap! Slick submission there by Kowalchuk!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dimitri Kowalchuk!
After the fight, Dimitri Kowalchuk was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Koala Baertum spoke after the fight, saying 'I want to thank Freebok for sponsoring me. Buy there the have cool stuff!!! FREEBOK!!!'.