PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Kazimierz (ranked 7883 p4p, 245 weight class) and Era Winger (ranked 7534 p4p, 240 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kazimierz
vs
Winger

175 cm
19
140 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

169 cm
19
138 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Groove Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Aleksander Kazimierz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Era Winger !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazimierz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Winger counters by clinching up.

Winger 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've been hearing reports that Kazimierz has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Winger 's corner calls for a 1-2. Winger obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kazimierz shoots in and drives through. Winger sprawls well.

Kazimierz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winger is looking to reverse the position.
Kazimierz avoids the strikes from the bottom by Winger .
Winger is looking for a sweep.
Winger seems a little lost for a moment, as Kazimierz dominates the positioning.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winger gets back to half guard.
Winger tries to get to full guard but Kazimierz has control of the leg.
Winger has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kazimierz is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winger is refusing to be controlled, as Kazimierz sits in half guard.
Winger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kazimierz is looking to take a break and control but Winger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Winger trying to control from the bottom.
Kazimierz wants to take a breather but Winger is having none of it.
Winger is trying to control but Kazimierz passes into side control!
Kazimierz scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kazimierz trying to control the action but Winger is working from the bottom.
Winger avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kazimierz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winger is trying to control Kazimierz's posture but Kazimierz avoids it.
Winger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Winger sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Winger actively working from the bottom here.
Winger has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kazimierz is working away from the top position though.

Winger looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kazimierz slows the pace down in half guard.
Kazimierz thows a huge punch but Winger dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winger trying to control from the bottom.
Kazimierz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Winger defending well though.
Winger moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Winger has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kazimierz is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Winger .
Kazimierz lands a few punches from side control.

Kazimierz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kazimierz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Winger tries to control but Kazimierz manages to take his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazimierz is trying to stick to Winger 's back but Winger is turning into Kazimierz. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kazimierz's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Winger .
Kazimierz keeping moving, preventing Winger from controlling successfully.
Kazimierz trying to keep a closed guard but Winger is proving a slippery customer.
Winger is stalling in the full guard.
Kazimierz trying to keep a closed guard but Winger is proving a slippery customer.
Winger advances to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Winger is looking to stall here but Kazimierz recovers full guard.
Winger wants to control from the top but Kazimierz keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Aleksander Kazimierz will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kazimierz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Winger looks to land a body kick but Kazimierz moved away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kazimierz.
Winger is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kazimierz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Winger slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Kazimierz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Winger sprawls well initially but Kazimierz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Winger moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Winger working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kazimierz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kazimierz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Kazimierz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Winger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kazimierz has managed to get both his arms back between Winger 's legs - danger averted.
Winger pulls Kazimierz in close to prevent any damage.
Winger keeping moving, preventing Kazimierz from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Winger working for a triangle but Kazimierz defends it easily.

Winger has an active guard here but Kazimierz has managed to pass into half guard.
Winger desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Winger is staying active underneath Kazimierz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Winger moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Winger working for a triangle but Kazimierz defends it easily.
Kazimierz tries to free his leg and advance position but Winger is retaining full guard.
Kazimierz throwing strikes from guard but Winger blocks nicely.
Winger keeping moving, preventing Kazimierz from controlling successfully.

Kazimierz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Winger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kazimierz has managed to get both his arms back between Winger 's legs - danger averted.
Kazimierz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazimierz trying to control but Winger is working from the bottom.

Winger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Winger holds on and takes a little breather.

Winger has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kazimierz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Winger looking to control.

Winger looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Winger has his feet on Kazimierz's thighs here. He's pushed Kazimierz off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Kazimierz screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Era Winger !
Era Winger was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.