PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Poncjusz Zabawka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morgan Punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Zabawka
vs
Punch

163 cm
23
146 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

170 cm
23
150 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

1337 ANZAC

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Poncjusz Zabawka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Morgan Punch!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zabawka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Punch.
Zabawka fails with a takedown attempt.
Zabawka misses with a body kick.
Morgan Punch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zabawka fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Punch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zabawka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zabawka throws a head kick that misses.
Zabawka avoids the body shot from Punch.

Punch moves into range and clinches up with Zabawka.
Punch misses with a punch to the body.

Punch gets control of Zabawka's arms and successfully pulls guard. Punch will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Zabawka lands a couple of digs.
Zabawka has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Zabawka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Punch avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Punch throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Zabawka keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Punch's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zabawka trying to control the position from guard on top but Punch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Punch throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Zabawka throwing strikes from guard but Punch blocks nicely.
Zabawka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Punch is keeping the position for now.
Punch keeping moving, preventing Zabawka from controlling successfully.
Zabawka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Punch looking for a guillotine here but Zabawka defends easily.
Punch keeping moving, preventing Zabawka from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zabawka landing some decent shots from guard.

Punch isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Zabawka stacks Punch on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Zabawka!
Punch trying his best to control but Zabawka has mounted him.
Zabawka working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zabawka pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Punch is in a horrible position here. Zabawka smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Zabawka.
Zabawka with good strikes from the mount here!
Zabawka lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Punch is desperately trying to improve his position but Zabawka has a good base and remains in mount.
The referee warns Punch that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Zabawka lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Punch is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zabawka scoring with strikes but Punch is staying in there.
Punch is still in real trouble! Can Zabawka finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Zabawka quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Zabawka but it's paid off an Punch is forced to tap! Nice work by Zabawka.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Poncjusz Zabawka!
Poncjusz Zabawka very nearly forgot to thank 1337 ANZAC amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.