PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dion Simon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukas Rozwal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rozwal is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: TYLKO ONA JEDYNA. Lukas Rozwal will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Simon
vs
Rozwal

154 cm
19
193 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

192 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dion Simon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lukas Rozwal!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rozwal manages to avoid it.
Rozwal connects with a body shot.
Simon really is a fat lump.
Rozwal uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rozwal connects with the punch.

Simon drives through and clinches with Rozwal against the cage.
Rozwal missing with knees to the body.
Simon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Simon gets control of Rozwal's arms and successfully pulls guard. Simon will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Simon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Simon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simon controls Rozwal momentarily but Rozwal frees himself.
Simon is really struggling to control Rozwal but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Simon looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dion Simon has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Simon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rozwal.
Simon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Simon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rozwal thows a body kick. Simon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rozwal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rozwal feints and then cracks Simon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Simon down.
Simon is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rozwal scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rozwal lands an overhand right.

It looks like Dion Simon has been cut.
Rozwal connects with a leg kick. Simon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Simon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rozwal connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Simon scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rozwal lands a nice leg kick that just misses Simon's sensitive parts.
Simon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Simon is rocked!
Rozwal lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lukas Rozwal!
Lukas Rozwal decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.