PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arkadiusz Drwal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mykhaylo Romanchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Drwal
vs
Romanchenko

180 cm
21
201 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

195 cm
19
204 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arkadiusz Drwal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mykhaylo Romanchenko!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Romanchenko forces Drwal back against the ropes and clinches.
Romanchenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romanchenko prevents Drwal from breaking the clinch.
Romanchenko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Romanchenko is pressed up against the ropes. Drwal has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Romanchenko down to the mat. Romanchenko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Romanchenko darts in and clinches Drwal up against the ropes.
Romanchenko prevents the takedown attempt.
Romanchenko lands with a left to the head.

Drwal breaks the clinch.
Romanchenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Drwal circles away.
Drwal takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Romanchenko blocks a leg kick.
Romanchenko wants to clinch up but Drwal keeps it at a distance.
Romanchenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mykhaylo Romanchenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romanchenko throws the left hand but Drwal avoids the punch easily.
Drwal misses with a jab, cross combination.

Drwal closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romanchenko keeps control of the position for the meantime.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drwal is trying to control the action in half guard but Romanchenko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Drwal is looking to advance position but Romanchenko won't allow it.
Drwal throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Drwal is looking to pass Romanchenko's guard but actually Romanchenko recovers to full guard.
Drwal showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drwal trying to control but Romanchenko is working from the bottom.
Drwal controls from within his opponent's guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Arkadiusz Drwal wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Drwal dives in and grabs Romanchenko's left leg, looking for a takedown. Romanchenko pushes down on Drwal's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arkadiusz Drwal. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Romanchenko rushes Drwal and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Romanchenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Romanchenko is trying to maintain a safe position but Drwal gets an underhook and turns Romanchenko into the ropes.
Drwal has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Romanchenko after a bit of a struggle.
Drwal tries to break the clinch but Romanchenko is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drwal blocks an uppercut.
Drwal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Romanchenko gets underhooks to prevent Drwal's takedown attempt.
Romanchenko throws a head punch that misses.
Romanchenko trying to land knees to the body.
Romanchenko lands an elbow inside.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Romanchenko looking to throw knees to the head but Drwal is blocking nicely.
A short right from Romanchenko on the inside.
Romanchenko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Romanchenko prevents a takedown attempt there.
Drwal is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Romanchenko to keep the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanchenko lands an elbow inside that Drwal shrugs off.

It looks like Arkadiusz Drwal has been cut.
Romanchenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Romanchenko.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drwal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Come on Romanchenko - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Romanchenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romanchenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Romanchenko misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mykhaylo Romanchenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arkadiusz Drwal's cut.
That's time! Drwal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Romanchenko is looking to clinch but Drwal is avoiding it.
Drwal keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romanchenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drwal closes the distance and clinches up with Romanchenko, looking for a takedown. Drwal pushes Romanchenko against the ropes but Romanchenko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Romanchenko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Drwal.
Romanchenko misses with a body shot.
Drwal shoots in for a double leg but Romanchenko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arkadiusz Drwal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romanchenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Drwal circles away.

Romanchenko gets tackled into the ropes by Drwal. Drwal maintains the clinch.
Drwal trying to land knees to the body.
Romanchenko displaying some good clinch control by pressing Drwal up against the ropes.
Romanchenko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Drwal in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drwal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Romanchenko.
Drwal wants a takedown.
Romanchenko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Drwal is keeping busy.
Romanchenko prevents the takedown attempt.
Mykhaylo Romanchenko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Drwal dodges an elbow strike from Romanchenko.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Romanchenko throws an elbow but misses.
Romanchenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Romanchenko slowing the pace effectively.
Drwal goes for a takedown attempt but Romanchenko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Drwal drives through with a takedown into Romanchenko's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drwal trying to control the position from guard on top but Romanchenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romanchenko is pulling down on Drwal's head to control his posture.
Drwal passes into half guard.
Drwal trying to control the action but Romanchenko is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Romanchenko is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Drwal has latched onto it... Big trouble! Drwal pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Romanchenko is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Drwal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Arkadiusz Drwal!