PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arek Rendziok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalvin Abrum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rendziok comes to the cage accompanied by Do góry łeb!. The crowd seem to be enjoying Abrum's choice of entrance music: Leave Home. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Rendziok
vs
Abrum

200 cm
21
215 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
215 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Arek Rendziok!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kalvin Abrum!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rendziok slaps away a takedown attempt from Abrum, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Rendziok shoots in and gets a takedown into Abrum's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rendziok stays in close to Abrum's body and controls the position.
Rendziok throwing strikes but missing.
Abrum can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rendziok controls the pace.
Rendziok is in close to Abrum's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rendziok cracks Abrum with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rendziok is stalling in the full guard.
Rendziok passes Abrum's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Abrum keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rendziok not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rendziok uses his free foot to push down on Abrum's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Abrum.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abrum is in a horrible position here. Rendziok smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rendziok punishing his opponent with strikes.
Abrum is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rendziok scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rendziok controlling from mount.
Abrum is in a horrible position here. Rendziok smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rendziok lands a big shot there that rocks Abrum but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rendziok lands a big elbow.
Rendziok looking to finish Abrum with some ground and pound. This is bad for Abrum!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rendziok is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Abrum can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rendziok 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.
Rendziok content just to control the position here.
Rendziok is landing with some decent strikes but Abrum is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Abrum can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rendziok lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rendziok has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Abrum's face.
Rendziok with the ground and pound from mount.
Rendziok looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rendziok controlling his opponent.
Rendziok breaks from Abrum's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arek Rendziok dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Abrum throws a series of punches but Rendziok avoids them all with ease.

Rendziok looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rendziok lands a couple of digs.
Abrum can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rendziok controls the pace.
Rendziok is working Abrum over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rendziok is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Arek Rendziok overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rendziok trying to control the position from guard on top but Abrum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rendziok advances position into side control!
Rendziok landing a few strikes.
Rendziok controlling the position.
Rendziok works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abrum is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rendziok connects with a decent elbow.
Rendziok is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abrum can do to turn this around?
Rendziok slows the pace down.
Abrum is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rendziok connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abrum is not content to let Rendziok control the position.
Rendziok working the ground and pound from side control.
Abrum really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rendziok. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rendziok works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Abrum takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Rendziok happy to just control the position for now.
Rendziok is working Abrum over with some ground and pound from side control.
Rendziok lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rendziok works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rendziok scores with punches from side control.
Abrum takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Rendziok working the ground and pound.
Abrum takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rendziok cracks Abrum with a big right hand but Abrum just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Abrum is trying to escape the position but Rendziok is controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rendziok cracks Abrum with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Abrum is breathing heavily.
Rendziok is looking to take a break and control but Abrum is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arek Rendziok dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rendziok feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rendziok lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Abrum being controlled here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rendziok scoring with some ground and pound.
Abrum being controlled here, momentarily.
Rendziok content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rendziok wants to control from the top but Abrum keeps moving.
Rendziok distracts Abrum with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rendziok lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rendziok content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rendziok controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Abrum keeping moving, preventing Rendziok from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rendziok is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Abrum is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Rendziok throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rendziok wants to control from the top but Abrum keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Arek Rendziok.

Rendziok closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rendziok is chipping away with strikes.
Rendziok is chipping away with strikes.
Abrum is trying to escape the position but Rendziok is controlling the position.
Rendziok cracks Abrum with a big right hand but Abrum just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rendziok controls the position from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rendziok lands a nice forearm strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arek Rendziok clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rendziok fails with a takedown attempt.
Abrum fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abrum looks to land a combination but Rendziok avoids it well.
Arek Rendziok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abrum has a takedown stuffed.
Rendziok closes this distance looking for a takedown but Abrum circles away.

Rendziok shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Abrum is trying to defend but Rendziok finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Abrum has hold of Rendziok's hands but Rendziok slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rendziok passes to side control.
Rendziok cracks Abrum with a big elbow.
Rendziok moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Rendziok wants to lay and pray for a moment but Abrum keeps working.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rendziok has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Abrum!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abrum is in a horrible position here. Rendziok smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rendziok with the ground and pound from mount.
Rendziok controlling his opponent.
Rendziok raining down shots from the mount!
Abrum is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rendziok postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Abrum looks a forlorn figure.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rendziok working the ground and pound effectively.
Rendziok content just to control the position here.
Rendziok with shots to the head and body - Abrum looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arek Rendziok had his way with Kalvin Abrum in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Rendziok closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rendziok lands in his opponent's guard.
Rendziok passes Abrum's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rendziok scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Abrum tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Rendziok manages to move to mount!
Rendziok is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rendziok punishing his opponent with strikes.
Abrum is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Rendziok working the ground and pound effectively.

Abrum is rocked!
Rendziok lands a big elbow - Abrum is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Abrum is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Arek Rendziok!
Arek Rendziok retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Arek Rendziok made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.