PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ando Rowan (ranked 3331 p4p, 3200 weight class) and Minowa Werdum (ranked 436 p4p, 419 weight class). Minowa Werdum has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rowan
vs
Werdum

184 cm
20
190
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
195
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ando Rowan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Minowa Werdum!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Werdum decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Werdum is looking to take a break and control but Rowan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rowan is looking to improve his position.
Rowan wants to control but Werdum is keeping busy.
Rowan holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

Werdum is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Werdum prevents Rowan from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rowan is working hard here to advance position.
Rowan keeping control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Werdum is trying to control the action in half guard but Rowan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Werdum working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Werdum stalling.

Werdum in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Rowan tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Werdum!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Minowa Werdum!