PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Graf Orlak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammad Lowal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lowal is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by KING KING KING. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Orlak
vs
Lowal

190 cm
32
205 lbs
17 - 12 - 1

180 cm
33
217 lbs
20 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Graf Orlak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mohammad Lowal!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orlak misses with a series of wild punches.
Orlak scores with a jab.
Orlak throws a shot from downtown. Lowal moves away and avoids it.
Orlak takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lowal lands an overhand right.
Some bone on bone action there as Lowal checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Orlak missing with a left hand there. Lowal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Graf Orlak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orlak scores with a jab.
Lowal on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Orlak's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Orlak duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lowal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orlak connects with a body shot that sends Lowal's belly button to the back.
Orlak fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lowal on the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Orlak.
Orlak ducks under a wild hook from Lowal.
Jab from Orlak.
Lowal thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlak dodges the punch combination from Lowal.
Orlak lunges at Lowal with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lowal's hand.
Graf Orlak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Orlak misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Orlak misses the target.
Orlak slips under a jab from Lowal.
Orlak throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Lowal shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lowal showed some decent athleticism there.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lowal prevents Orlak from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Lowal there.
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.
Lowal looks to land a strike but Orlak avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Orlak is adopting a defensive guard.
Lowal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Orlak is keeping the position for now.
Orlak being controlled here, momentarily.

Lowal drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lowal jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowal passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Orlak defending against the ground and pound.
Lowal is looking to take a break and control but Orlak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Orlak managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lowal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lowal is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Orlak is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lowal is looking to take a break and control but Orlak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Lowal has hold of Orlak's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Orlak tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Lowal cranks the arm and Orlak screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Orlak, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Mohammad Lowal!
Mohammad Lowal decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.