PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wojciech Solomon (ranked 3946 p4p, 4313 weight class) and Miyagui Ze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Solomon
vs
Ze

162 cm
25
140
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
140
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wojciech Solomon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miyagui Ze !
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Solomon closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ze trying to control but Solomon postures up.
Solomon lands strikes from half guard.
Solomon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Solomon passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ze !
Ze tries to reverse the position but Solomon maintains control.
Ze is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ze is desperately trying to improve his position but Solomon has a good base and remains in mount.
Solomon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ze is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Solomon lands with some strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ze tries to lock up and control but Solomon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Solomon is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ze is surviving well by controlling Solomon's body position as best he can.
Solomon lands a heavy elbow.
Ze tries to lock up and control but Solomon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Solomon dominating with strikes here.

Solomon working for a guillotine from mount but Ze is in no mood to give up.

Solomon jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ze manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Ze is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Solomon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Solomon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Solomon is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ze knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Solomon 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Solomon lands a few punches from side control.

Solomon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Solomon tries for a kimura but Ze is defending well.
Ze is trying to control Solomon's posture but Solomon avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ze is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solomon looks up at the clock and then as Ze takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Solomon smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Solomon scores with punches from side control.
Ze really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Solomon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Solomon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Solomon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ze is trying to control Solomon's posture but Solomon avoids it.

Solomon has an Americana. Ze didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Solomon is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Solomon hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Wojciech Solomon!