PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikolaj Rej (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Danief (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikolaj Rej could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Danief's chin.

Rej
vs
Danief

185 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 Amsterdam, Mikolaj Rej!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Danief!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rej looks for the body kick but Danief saw that one coming.

Danief closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Danief lands in his opponent's guard.
Rej is looking to stand back up but Danief counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Rej.
Rej is looking to control Danief's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rej avoid being mounted?
Danief is nestled in close to Rej, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Danief has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Danief lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Danief working Rej over with strikes.
Danief working Rej over with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Danief lands a nice short elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rej avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Danief.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Danief there.
Danief thows a huge punch but Rej dodges it nicely.
Danief is nestled in close to Rej, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danief working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danief working the head and body with strikes.
Danief lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Danief there.
Danief lands strikes from half guard.
Danief lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Danief takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Danief lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Danief drops an elbow to the side of Rej's head.
Danief slips a nice elbow through Rej's hands, connecting with Rej's forehead.
Danief scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rej is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danief slips a nice elbow through Rej's hands, connecting with Rej's forehead.
Rej on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Danief connects with a nice short shot to Rej's temple.
Danief seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Danief lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Danief there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Danief connects with a nice short shot to Rej's temple.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Danief scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Danief lands a nice short elbow.
Danief is nestled in close to Rej, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Danief working Rej over with strikes.
Danief lands with a punch from half guard.
Rej taking some punishment here, with Danief in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Danief lands a nice short elbow.
Danief is nestled in close to Rej, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Danief lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Danief lands with a punch from half guard.
Danief is nestled in close to Rej, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rej knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Danief on the ground.
Danief landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rej taking some punishment here, with Danief in his half guard.
Danief working the head and body with strikes.
Danief looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rej with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Danief is nestled in close to Rej, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Danief takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Danief lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Danief there.
Danief drops an elbow to the side of Rej's head.
Rej taking some punishment here, with Danief in his half guard.
Danief seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Danief slips a nice elbow through Rej's hands, connecting with Rej's forehead.
Danief lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Danief winds up and cracks Rej with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Danief takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danief working the head and body with strikes.
Danief working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Danief landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Danief working over Rej with some ground and pound. Rej looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Danief is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Rej is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mike Danief!