PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dziki Zwierz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gople Pokak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gople Pokak will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Zwierz
vs
Pokak

187 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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 London, Dziki Zwierz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gople Pokak!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pokak tries to pull guard but Zwierz won't allow it.
Pokak lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zwierz backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Pokak fails to land.

Zwierz manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Zwierz is looking to stand up but Pokak isn't so interested in that idea.
Zwierz pulls Pokak in to control the position.
Zwierz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Zwierz has his hands on Pokak's head, controlling the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Dziki Zwierz just wasn't active enough.
Zwierz moves away from the strike by Pokak.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pokak looks to land a left hand but Zwierz moved out of range nicely.

Pokak looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pokak throws a big right hand that misses.

Zwierz working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Pokak has passed into half guard!
Zwierz has a hand on Pokak's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Pokak takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!

Pokak has control of Zwierz's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Zwierz regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zwierz is in all sorts of trouble here.
Zwierz wants to get back to his feet.
Pokak sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zwierz is in all sorts of trouble here.
Zwierz is squirming around, avoiding Pokak's attempts to control the action.
Zwierz is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pokak dominating with strikes here.
Zwierz tries to control the position but Pokak now has his back.
Zwierz is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Pokak.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pokak is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Zwierz. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zwierz trying to control but not successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gople Pokak dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pokak fails in his attempt to clinch.

Pokak closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Zwierz quickly recovers to half guard.
Zwierz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Zwierz controls Pokak momentarily but Pokak frees himself.
Pokak trying to control the position from guard on top but Zwierz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pokak throws an elbow that misses. Zwierz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pokak's guard. Nice move by Zwierz!
Pokak wants to sweep here but Zwierz controlling him for the moment.

Pokak had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zwierz defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Pokak is looking for a triangle but Zwierz pushes his legs off easily.

Pokak is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Zwierz is aware though and is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zwierz preventing the sweep.
Pokak keeps trying to improve his position.
Pokak punching to the body, from the bottom.

Zwierz is sitting in close to Pokak's body. Pokak has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Zwierz is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Zwierz is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Pokak.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gople Pokak!
A relieved looking Gople Pokak thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.