PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ziyaan Bayat (ranked 6326 p4p, 6478 weight class) and Victor Oswald (ranked 548 p4p, 558 weight class). Oswald has chosen Arctic Monkeys - Do I Wanna Know? as his entrance music. Victor Oswald has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ziyaan Bayat's chin.

Bayat
vs
Oswald

180 cm
18
154
0 - 2 - 0

181 cm
18
163
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ziyaan Bayat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Oswald!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Oswald, as that shot connected.
Oswald fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bayat looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Oswald closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Oswald wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bayat keeps working.
Bayat definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Oswald controlling the position from side mount.
Oswald throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oswald throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bayat is breathing heavily.
Oswald is looking to take a break and control but Bayat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oswald looking to control but instead Bayat has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Oswald lands a nice short elbow.

Bayat is rocked!
Oswald lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Bayat quite badly. Bayat pulls Oswald in close trying to recover. Oswald postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Bayat on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Bayat doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Oswald!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Victor Oswald made sure he mentioned Arcticus University: London, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Ziyaan Bayat spoke after the fight, saying 'These things happen but hopefully I will come back stronger inshallah!'.