PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Saem Baal (ranked 4713 p4p, 4606 weight class) and Jan Zajac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Baal
vs
Zajac

198 cm
25
184
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
25
190
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Saem Baal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Zajac!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zajac fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Baal misses with a few strikes there.
Zajac is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Baal throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Zajac gets the takedown into side control.

Zajac tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zajac has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Zajac has eaten all the pies!
Zajac is looking to take a break and control but Baal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zajac looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Zajac wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baal keeps working.

Zajac is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Baal is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zajac working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Zajac has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Baal is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Zajac yanks on the arm and Baal is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Zajac.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jan Zajac!