PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zbigniew Mlotek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mlotek comes to the cage accompanied by The Prodigy - Their Law. Shields is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: LL Cool J - It´s Time For War. The key to victory for Zbigniew Mlotek has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Mlotek
vs
Shields

185 cm
23
177 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
177 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

KAISER

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zbigniew Mlotek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Shields!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shields is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mlotek.
Mlotek stuns Shields with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shields has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mlotek.

Shields forces Mlotek back against the cage and clinches.
Mlotek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Shields successfully pulls guard.
Mlotek has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Shields working for a triangle but Mlotek defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mlotek pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shields is keeping the position for now.
Mlotek trying to control but Shields is working from the bottom.

Shields has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mlotek can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Shields looking for a triangle here. Mlotek is fighting it but it looks tight! Shields pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Mlotek is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jake Shields!
After the fight, Jake Shields was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.