PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Julian Gniewek (ranked 1476 p4p, 157 weight class) and Ezekiel Ithamar (ranked 1301 p4p, 136 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Gniewek
vs
Ithamar

181 cm
33
155 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

176 cm
29
145 lbs
23 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julian Gniewek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ezekiel Ithamar!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ithamar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ithamar looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Ithamar has his takedown stuffed
and Gniewek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ithamar looks for a takedown but Gniewek sprawls well.
Gniewek scoring well with a low kick there.
Ithamar takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gniewek scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ithamar shoots in but no luck this time.
Julian Gniewek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ezekiel Ithamar.
Gniewek fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gniewek scores with a push kick.

Gniewek moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gniewek lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ithamar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gniewek gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Gniewek.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gniewek lands a left hand.
Gniewek landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Gniewek.

Ithamar is rocked!
Gniewek struggles to land a body shot inside as Ithamar controls his hands.
Ithamar is still on wobbly legs! Can Gniewek finish him?
Gniewek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gniewek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ithamar backwards.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but Ithamar blocks it.
Gniewek lands a right hand.
Gniewek misses with a knee strike.
Ithamar seems to have recovered his senses.
Gniewek connects with a knee to the head.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but Ithamar blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ithamar manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ithamar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gniewek counters with a good, hard body kick but Ithamar shrugs it off.
Gniewek listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Julian Gniewek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ithamar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gniewek rattles Ithamar with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Ithamar tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Gniewek dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Ithamar stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Julian Gniewek!
Our winner, Julian Gniewek, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.