PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mustafa Graf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zbigniew Mlotek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mlotek has chosen The Prodigy - Their Law as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Graf
vs
Mlotek

175 cm
19
181 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
177 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue 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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mustafa Graf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zbigniew Mlotek!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mlotek cracks Graf with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

It looks like Mustafa Graf has been cut.
Mlotek throws a head kick that misses.
Graf shoots for a takedown but Mlotek saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Graf shoots in looking for a takedown but Mlotek manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Graf's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Graf fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mlotek sprawls well initially but Graf persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mlotek is trying to stand back up but Graf is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mlotek pushes Graf off and gets back to his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mlotek.
Mlotek lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Graf backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mlotek thows a body shot but no joy.
Graf has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mustafa Graf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mlotek lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Graf avoids the body shot from Mlotek.

Graf looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Graf looking to pass the guard.
Graf slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graf wants to control from the top but Mlotek keeps moving.
Mlotek wants to sweep but no luck.
Graf loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mlotek wants to stand up but Graf is controlling him.
Graf controls from within his opponent's guard.
Graf seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mlotek for as long as he can get away with.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Mustafa Graf just wasn't active enough.
Graf blocks a head kick by Mlotek.
Graf shoots in looking for a takedown. Mlotek tries to sprawl out of it but Graf keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mlotek manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mlotek jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mlotek lands a jab to the nose.
Mlotek misses with a kick to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Mlotek. Those never looked like landing.
Mlotek lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graf shoots in for a double leg but Mlotek sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mlotek lands with a good body shot.
Mlotek swings for the body but Graf moves out of range.
Zbigniew Mlotek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Mlotek finds it's target.
Mlotek lands a head kick. Graf smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Graf is rocked!
Mlotek tries to bum rush Graf with a series of wild strikes but Graf uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oh Graf is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Whack! Mlotek lands a heavy head kick that drops Graf. The ref tackles Mlotek to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Graf was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Zbigniew Mlotek!
A victorious Zbigniew Mlotek thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.