PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedricio Warum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damjan Buja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buja is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mars na drinu. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Warum
vs
Buja

195 cm
22
250 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

202 cm
19
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pedricio Warum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Damjan Buja!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Buja has closed the distance and engaged Warum in a clinch.

Buja pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Buja gets a takedown into half guard.
Warum controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Warum trying to control here.
Buja wants to pass the guard but Warum is defending well.
Buja is keen to just control but Warum is a slippery customer.
Buja throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Buja thows a huge punch but Warum dodges it nicely.
Warum is not content to let Buja control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Buja scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Warum gets a takedown into half guard.
Warum is looking to take a break and control but Buja is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Buja is trying to get back to full guard.
Buja keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Buja tries to get to full guard but Warum has control of the leg.
Buja is trying to stand up here but Warum is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warum is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Warum is trying to control the action in half guard but Buja is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Buja is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Warum misses with a body shot.
Warum is breathing heavily.
Buja has his takedown stuffed
and Warum counters with a one-two to the body.

Buja has closed the distance and engaged Warum in a clinch.
Buja effectively controlling the action here.

Buja breaks from the clinch.
Warum moves in looking to clinch but Buja pushes him off.
Damjan Buja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warum has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warum shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Buja gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Warum to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Buja trying to control the position.
Warum lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Warum pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Buja is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buja looking to control.
Buja trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buja tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Buja gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Warum counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Buja is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Warum is aware though and is defending well.
Warum preventing the sweep.
Warum stands up over Buja, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedricio Warum dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Buja fails in his attempt to clinch.
Buja has his takedown stuffed

and Warum moves into the clinch.
Buja tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Warum smiles and moves away.
Buja with a lazy takedown attempt

and Warum counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pedricio Warum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damjan Buja.

Buja is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Warum is aware though and is defending well.
Buja wants to stand and escape but Warum is having none of it.
Warum sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Buja wants to stand up but Warum is controlling him.
Warum's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Buja wants to reverse the position here. Warum has hold of a leg though and he's dropped back looking for a kneebar! The fighters roll across the mat but Buja is forced to tap! Buja looks devastated but at least his leg points in the right direction.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Pedricio Warum!