PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ilary Valujew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Drwal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomasz Drwal acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Valujew
vs
Drwal

188 cm
25
178 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

185 cm
22
182 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ilary Valujew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomasz Drwal!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drwal with a lazy takedown attempt
and Valujew connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Valujew darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Drwal actively working from the bottom here.
Drwal gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valujew is working Drwal over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Valujew is in close to Drwal's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Drwal looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Valujew accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Valujew got a little sloppy there for a moment and Drwal has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Valujew has managed to get both his arms back between Drwal's legs - danger averted.
Drwal keeping moving, preventing Valujew from controlling successfully.
Valujew is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Drwal escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Valujew gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Drwal is looking to sinch up a triangle. Valujew throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Drwal's body to avoid the submission. Drwal has instead reached around Valujew's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Drwal arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tomasz Drwal!